Re: Apache/PHP different uid, gid?

From: Agelmar (ifetteNOSPAM_at_comcast.net)
Date: 04/05/04 

Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 19:59:32 -0400

It should run as the same UID if it's running as a module... are you running
the module, or the CGI version? If you're running the CGI version, try
chowning it and chmodding it to set the "set user ID" and "set group ID"
properties.

Doug wrote:
> As my little attempt at security, i have an apache server running
> under a "web" group... That way, any php/html/directories i don't
> want any one to see on the server, but that i would like to publish
> on the web can just be given permissions of 770 or 660. Also, any
> one authorized to change the scripts/html can also be in the "web"
> group. Is this a good idea?
>
> However.. One thing i noticed is that when i have scripts in 2
> different directories say /projects/abc/dir1 and /projects/abc/dir2,
> and one has to include another, PHP does not have permission to get
> in the other directory unless i make it 776 (giving people not in the
> group access to the directory).
>
> When the directory is 770, i get a "failed to open stream: Permission"
> error from PHP. I would think that since Apache runs under a certain
> uid and gid which has access to the direcory, then php would run under
> the same uid and gid, and therefore have access to the directory.
> What's the problem? How do I fix it?
>
> -d

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